This "well written, well researched, well-illustrated" edition of the classic Georgian Navy reference "will both delight and inform" ( The Naval Review ).The theme of the 2021 issue is "Georgian Navy encounters with indigenous and enslaved populations." The theme is particularly relevant to current-day discussions and social activism occurring across the globe, that have brought new insights and perspectives to Western his...

The Trafalgar Chronicle, sponsored by The 1805 Club, is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called 'Nelson's Navy', though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837. Our expert contributors for 2022 reside in the UK, US, Canada, and Denmark. Their contributions tell stories of drama, political intrigue, daring, ingenuity, war, and adventure on the world's oceans. This year's volume is based on the theme of scientific...

The Trafalgar Chronicle is the publication of choice for new research on the Georgian era navy, sometimes called ‘Nelson’s Navy’. Its scope extends to the maritime world of 1714 to 1837. In this volume, authors from five countries provide tales of adventure, battles, conquests and intrigue that span the world’s oceans, taking readers to the UK, the US, South America, Venice, France, the Caribbean, South Africa and the Ionian Islands.The theme for this New Series 9 is naval intellig...

**"A searing tribute . . . [to] America in its bleakest hour" (Sen. John McCain, New York Times–bestselling author of Faith of My Fathers).On December 13, 1944, POW Estel Myers was herded aboard the Japanese prison ship, the Oryoku Maru, with more than sixteen hundred other American captives. More than eleven hundred of them would be dead by journey's end . . .The son of a Kentucky sharecropper and an enlistee in the navy's medical corps,...

This WWII espionage biography brings "one of America's greatest spies back to life" in a "story of derring-do and white knuckles suspense" (Patrick O'Donnell, author of Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs)Virginia Hall left her comfortable Baltimore roots in 1931 with dreams of becoming a Foreign Service Officer, but her gender—and her wooden leg—kept her from pursuing politics. As Hitler advanced across Europe, she put her gift for languages to use with the B...

Why do people find it so difficult to change unwanted habits and behaviours?You can come up with all sorts of explanations, ranging from childhood trauma to genetics to personality types, but what it really boils down to is the fact that most people simply aren't skilled at managing their minds. When you try to break a habit your brain sends out signals of alarm and discomfort. To get past this, you must put your logical brain in charge. This can be achieved using self-hypnosis and...

Winner of the 2023 Florida Book Award Bronze MedalFor fans of Women in White Coats and The Woman They Could Not Silence comes the never-before-told story of a woman who moved mountains for medical research and human health***“***Lasker, very often the only woman in the room, comes to life--her smarts, power, money, discipline and work ethic producing some of the most important achievements in funding for medical resear...

“The doctor can make the incision, but I’ll make the decision.” — Shirley Temple Black“I have a streak of stubbornness and a loud voice.” — Rose Kushner“I believe that one must leave the world a better place than you found it.” — Evelyn LauderThere was a time when women’s health was repressed and breast cancer wasn’t discussed, but Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, and Evelyn Lauder refused to be silenced. Their courage ignited a movement that cha...

Winner of the 2025 Florida Book Awards Gold Medal“The doctor can make the incision, but I’ll make the decision.” — Shirley Temple Black“I have a streak of stubbornness and a loud voice.” — Rose Kushner“I believe that one must leave the world a better place than you found it.” — Evelyn LauderThere was a time when women’s health was marginalized. There was a time when breast cancer wasn’t disc...

“I am opposed to heart disease and cancer the way one is opposed to sin.” With that as her battle cry, health activist and philanthropist Mary Woodard Lasker had a singular goal: saving lives by increasing medical research. Together with her husband, advertising genius Albert, they created the Lasker Foundation, bestowing the Lasker Awards. Known as the “American Nobels,” these became the most prestigious research awards in America. The Laskers’ next step was transforming the sleepy and in...

For eight years I have been President of theDixon Animal Protection Society (DAPS). These are the remarkable rescues I have performed in that time. Each had a message for me, I just needed to pay attention! Connection, soul connection, and how it can heal, is a gift I can no longer deny. It took time and acceptance to bring me to where I am now. Leaving a disfunctional marriage in which I saw the mistreatment of an abused puppy that lead me to the hard reality that it was time to leave. An...

What prevents people from doing what they sincerely want to do?You can come up with all sorts of explanations ranging from childhood trauma to genetics, to personality types, but what it really boils down to is the fact that most people simply aren't skilled in managing their minds.When we try to break a habit our brain sends out signals of alarm and discomfort. To get past this, we must put our "logical brain" in charge. Using self-hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is one of...